Warszewiczia

Warszewiczia
	Warszewiczia coccinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Cinchonoideae
Tribe:	Rondeletieae
Genus:	Warszewiczia; Klotzsch
Type species
	Warszewiczia coccinea; (Vahl) Klotzsch

Warszewiczia (or Warscewiczia) is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. They are primarily tropical Central and South American trees and shrubs. Perhaps the most famous member of the genus is W. coccinea (Chaconia), which is the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago.

Description

The inflorescences show leaf-shaped, bright-colored calycophylls, expanded foliaceous structures made from floral petaloids with enlarged showy calyx-lobes. Their main task is to attract pollinators.

Taxonomy

This genus was named after Józef Warszewicz, a 19th-century Polish orchid collector and inspector of the botanic gardens in Kraków, Poland. Warszawa is also the polish name for Warsaw - capital city of Poland.

Species

Warszewiczia ambigua Standl.
Warszewiczia coccinea (Vahl) Klotzsch - Orangegold Chaconia, Wild Poinsettia
Warszewiczia cordata Spruce ex K.Schum.
Warszewiczia elata Ducke
Warszewiczia longistaminea K.Schum.
Warszewiczia peltata Wedd.
Warszewiczia schwackei K.Schum.
Warszewiczia uxpanapensis (Lorence) C.M.Taylor

External links

World Checklist of Rubiaceae

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